Today's Forgotten Oldie...

Who'll be the Next in Line was a small hit for the Kinks in 1965.  It also receives my "Unusual" award as being part of a very strange story.  It started with "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy", a song by Ray Davies, released as a UK single by The Kinks in 1965. As the follow-up to the number-one hit "Tired of Waiting for You, it was relatively unsuccessful, reaching number 11. It broke a run of what would have been thirteen consecutive top-ten singles in the UK.  Following the relatively poor performance in the UK, Reprise held off releasing the single in the U.S. They did release follow up "Set Me Free" but when the next UK single "See My Friends" was judged to be even less suitable, they flipped the "Ev'rybody..." single with "Who'll Be the Next in Line" as the A-side, releasing it four months after the UK version. Although it was only a moderate hit, reaching number 34, it stayed on the radio for many months as a DJ favorite.